ABOUT US

The Change Gym is owned and operated by Dr Steve Barlow.

We help founders and managers face the kind of problems that don’t come with playbooks, but demand a shift in thinking, energy, and identity. Founders and managers come to us when they’re stuck in cycles of resistance, burnout, or role misalignment, and we guide them from coping to creating.

Here’s a breakdown of the challenges we tackle:

Emotional Burnout & Change Fatigue

  • When leaders feel drained and disconnected from their mission
  • When constant pivoting has eroded clarity, momentum, or personal meaning
  • We help them restore agency and reframe resistance as raw material for growth

Cognitive Readiness & Leadership Design

  • Misalignment between roles and cognitive/emotional capacity
  • Struggles with delegation, scaling, or redesigning leadership presence
  • We use scientific frameworks to stretch thinking from reactive to generative

Strategic Transitions & Role Redefinition

  • Founders evolving out of ‘builder mode’ and redefining identity
  • Managers needing clarity in ambiguous or rapidly shifting contexts
  • We co-create diagnostic tools and canvases that activate intentional redesign

Adaptive Capacity & Psychological Safety

  • Low change fitness in teams or individuals
  • Barriers to curiosity, feedback, and experimentation
  • We cultivate environments that feel safe enough to grow—and bold enough to shift

We don’t just solve problems. We help leaders reclaim their internal compass, craft roles that energise them, and design a forward path that feels congruent and alive. 

Why Choose The Change Gym

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    Strong change readiness focus

    We understand change readiness and how it can revolutionise any business.

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    Academic rigour with practical solutions

    We combine PhD-level knowledge with hands-on know-how.

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    Training for non-experts

    We specialise in guiding leaders and managers who aren’t change experts.

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    Bespoke, tailored approach

    Personalised coaching adapts instruction to each individual’s needs.

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    Enhanced learning experience

    Our courses incorporate the most up-to-date AI tutors to support your learning.

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    Transformational impact

    Designed to help you grow and expand your horizon, not just teach you something.

Courses designed, created & delivered by Steve Barlow, BA, MEd, PhD, Grad Dip Ed, Grad Cert Ed, Cert IV TAE, FIML, CMI.
Doctorate in change readiness; graduate of ACU, Macquarie University, & the University of Sydney.

Shaping Environments to Enable Smoother Transitions

Transitions succeed not just when plans are clear, but when people are ready. Readiness isn’t a fixed trait; it’s shaped by the environments we create, both inside ourselves and around our teams.

Transitions are developmental opportunities. And the environments we shape, within and beyond, determine whether those moments become breakthroughs or breakdowns.

We can help you build change-ready inner and outer environments.

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We have delivered our programs at the University of Tasmania in their Master of Leadership program, and we are an approved provider with The CPD Group.